Sains-lès-Marquion

Sains-lès-Marquion
Sains-lès-Marquion
	Commune
	The commemorative stele to Sainte-Saturnine
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Sains-lès-Marquion Location within Hauts-de-France region Sains-lès-Marquion
	Coordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°04′25″E / 50.1947°N 3.0736°ECoordinates: 50°11′41″N 3°04′25″E / 50.1947°N 3.0736°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Osartis Marquion
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy De Saint-Aubert
Area1	6.26 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	333
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62739 /62860
Elevation	46–88 m (151–289 ft) ; (avg. 48 m or 157 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sains-lès-Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Sains-lès-Marquion lies about 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads.

Historical population of Sains-lès-Marquion
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	350	351	324	315	276	300	333
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

The church of St. Saturnine, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
The war memorial.
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

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